Shloka 15

Daiva–Puruṣakāra Saṃvāda

Kṛpa’s Counsel on Destiny and Human Effort

Devanagari script

शवक्‍नोति जीवितुं दक्षो नालस: सुखमेधते । दृश्यन्ते जीवलोकेडस्मिन्‌ दक्षा: प्रायो हितैषिण:,पुरुषार्थमें लगा हुआ दक्ष पुरुष सुखसे जीवन-निर्वाह कर सकता है; परंतु आलसी मनुष्य कभी सुखी नहीं होता है। इस जीव-जगतमें प्राय: तत्परतापूर्वक कर्म करनेवाले ही अपना हित साधन करते देखे जाते हैं

Transliteration

śaknoti jīvituṁ dakṣo nālasaḥ sukham edhate | dṛśyante jīvaloke ’smin dakṣāḥ prāyo hitaiṣiṇaḥ ||

Translation

Kṛpa said: “A capable and diligent man can sustain his life and even prosper in happiness; but an indolent person never becomes happy. In this world of living beings, it is generally seen that those who are efficient and actively engaged in effort are the ones who secure their own welfare.”

Word by Word

शक्नोतिis able

जीवितुम्to live

दक्षःa capable (man)

नnot

आलसःa lazy (man)

सुखम्happiness; comfort

एधतेprospers; thrives

दृश्यन्तेare seen; are found

जीवलोकेin the world of living beings

अस्मिन्in this

दक्षाःcapable (people)

प्रायःmostly; generally

हितैषिणःwell-wishers; those seeking (their) good

Speaker

कृप उवाच

Characters & Entities

Kṛpa

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes